629 Why Not Fight And Kill (1/2)

Thinking about this, Kong Rui frowned slightly. Zong Shou treated his subjects so strictly, wasn't he afraid they would turn against him?

Officials dressed up no different from normal people, how could they show the status of the court? How could they display reputation and prestige to the commoners?

How very preposterous...

He heard Weiyuan laugh out, ”Country Father-in-Law doesn't know, Ruler has always saved what he could regarding these useless expenditures. What's weird is that he is generous in our salaries. I am a primary Grade-4 Official in Gantian but my salary can feed 3,000 people. I remember two years ago Prime Minster Ren was furious regarding this matter, scolding the Ruler for not knowing how tough it was to manage finances.”

Kong Ruo was stunned, a year's salary could feed 3,000 people?

Looking at Weiyuan, although the robe worn on the outside was normal, the shirt collar that stuck out was trimmed well. On his hand, he wore a High-Grade Crystal Ring, made from

High-Grade Beast Crystals and could even be considered a Spiritual Artifact.

It seems like this person really lives a rich life. The other few looked in good shape, most probably they all spent their money in a low profile manner.

He shook his head slightly. He was finding the Gantian Mountain Ruler more and more tough to read.

When he heard these words, instead of becoming relaxed he became more worried.

For a Grade-4 Official to get such a high salary was totally inconceivable in Great Shang! He could only say flatly, ”Your country's system is special, different from normal.”

Although he didn't sound like he wanted to comment, he said it with a mocking tone. Weiyuan laughed but didn't bother much about it.

At the start he also found it preposterous, but after two years of adapting, actually it wasn't much.

He was grumbling a little, there was not much difference between a high or low role. Sometimes with a high rank you couldn't even utilize your power. You all wore similar uniforms so who would know what kind of Official you were? Why couldn't they make a Rainbow City perfect token to hang on his head?

As for those customs and rites, Gantian Mountain didn't have any special rules, you could do anything you wanted. As long as you had money, you could even spend more than the Ruler.

Weiyuan wasn't so dumb as to fight with wealth with those rich merchants and large races.

However, with a generous salary and rich life, he also didn't need to go all around to send gifts and bribe offices. He also didn't need to spend any effort on corruption.

”Country Father-in-Law is wrong about that, since you are Concubine Yao's Father, naturally you are from our country. You should be calling it 'my country' instead!”

He paused and then asked, ”Is Country Father-in-Law going to rest for a day or two here or are you heading directly to Gantian Mountain?”

When Kong Ruo heard this he didn't hesitate to shake his head, ”Prefect Rui please prepare a carriage for me!”

Thinking about his daughter, he didn't want to delay anymore and wanted to see her, the sooner the better.

He also wanted to take a close look at the person the Confucians already regarded as a preposterous ruler.

The hand within his sleeves clenched as he instinctively touched the side of his waist.

It was a really small Heaven and Earth bag but inside was hidden a great treasure.

Wen King divination money...

This was left by the ancient fellow who was closest to the Saint Emperor and also the ancestors of the Divination Path.

It had always been passed down the Kong Family but because no one used it, it was neglected and abandoned in the warehouse.

When he was young, he came across it when he was playing and his divination skills increased, allowing him to become the best in the Kong Family.

This time he made up his mind to use these few Wen King top treasures to predict the fate of this Ruler!

Weiyuan seemed to have predicted his anxiousness, slightly nodding his head, ”Since that is the case, then I won't try to make you stay. The carriage has already been prepared and it is not far away. I will send you out now! However, there is probably some inconvenience on the road so you should be prepared.”

After saying these words, he gestured a 'please' hand signal. Kong Ruo looked over, following his gaze, and then he frowned.

This was a carriage group made up of 14 cloud crossing carriages and they were all dragged by really strong horses.

The grandest one was actually pulled by 16 Windrider Foals, the 4 at the lead were actually Grade-4. The carriage body had gold and jade indented in it, which gave it a really luxurious appearance. The other carriages were a bit lousier, but they still had eight horses and more, seemingly prepared for the servants he had brought.

The moment he stepped out, he stopped, his eyes filled with doubt.

”This is the duke system!”

16 horses, all Grade-4 Windrider Foals.... In the Great Shang Dynasty, only a duke could use them. The cloud crossing carriage in front of him had exceeded the system.

Weiyuan was stunned and at first he didn't understand what was meant. Moments later, he came back to his senses. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, ”Country Father-in-Law doesn't need to mind, our Gantian Mountain doesn't have these kinds of rules like Great Shang has!”